{"value"=>"<p>The Lorraine Hansberry Estate sub-subseries contains information about Nemiroff's work as Hansberry's literary executor, as well as the architect of her literary legacy. Although this sub-subseries highlights only some of his activities, Nemiroff's role in the perpetuation of Hansberry's legacy was far-reaching, substantive, and complicated.</p> <p>Nemiroff shared a working relationship with Hansberry from the time of their marriage in 1953 through their divorce in 1964. After her death, Nemiroff focused on preserving Hansberry's legacy. His accomplishments include the productions of To Be Young Gifted and Black (TBYGB), Les Blancs and Raisin. He adapted TBYGB, which included excerpts from Hansberry's plays, speeches and journal entries. He also produced Les Blancs for the stage and television, and was the co-author and producer for Raisin, a musical based on A Raisin in the Sun, which won a Tony Award (\"Best Musical of the Year\") in 1974.</p> <p>The files document Nemiroff's efforts to collect, create and reconstruct the Lorraine Hansberry Papers after her death in 1965. Files found here encompass materials generated for memorials and include programs, obituaries, Hansberry biographical sketches and a chronology of her life and works, special products such as record albums, films, publications, and letters to Hansberry's formers associates to recover correspondence and other materials related to the deceased playwright. The files are substantial due in large part to Nemiroff's constructing and arranging Hansberry's archive of personal and professional materials, and his dedication to publishing and producing her works, thus furthering her legacy as a playwright and intellectual.</p>"}